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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: ACT II Notes On Characters In This Aor Holt St. John.?Theatrical manager. A man of the finest artistic taste. Otherwise a brute, especially in manner. A biggish man. He cares for nothing and nobody when his artistic ideas are at stake. Occasionally there is something wistful in his voice. Age about SO. Henry Cleland.?Stage-manager. A little, obsequious man, with sharp features. A time-server, and capable of duplicity. Profound admirer of his wife. Age 46. Mrs. Cleland (Henrietta Blackwood).?A fine actress. Too good for the public. Wearing out after a long and arduous career; but she can still play virgins. Disillusioned, naturally. Isn't quite sure whether she has ever been a genuine star or not, in the eyes of the public. Kind- hearted. Great admiration for St. John. Age unknown. Same scene. Time: Monday morning. (Disk, blue.) Sir Charles is alone, dictating into the dictaphone. Sir C. I must have a reply by return or it is off. Yours faithfully. Lord Rugby. My dear Rugby, All my excuses for not coming round last night to the smoker. I was prevented by the most urgent business. You never know in my trade what may turn up. See you, I suppose, at the Committee? Enter KendricJc and Emily Ver- non, R.) Sir C. finishing quickly]?meeting of the A.C. next Thursday. Yours sincerely. He jumps up.] Kendrick. I met Mrs. Vernon in the street and piloted her up. Sir C. nervous, shaking hands with Emily). Good morning. Have this chair, will you? Emily questionimgly]. No worse for the adventure ? Sir C. smiles awkwardly]. Oh, no Kendrick to Sir Charles]. I say?have you had the figures of the Sunday Morning News? SirC. No. Kendrick. You were right about that Crimes of Passion series, by Jove Thirty-six thousand up Twenty-five thousand up...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217905060 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217905064 |
| Weight | 0.29 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.19 In |
| List Price | $14.14 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 80 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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